CVE-2024-11612: 7-zip Infinite Loop
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-11612 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in 7-zip. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 22-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
7-Zip CopyCoder Infinite Loop Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of 7-Zip. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the processing of streams. The issue results from a logic error that can lead to an infinite loop. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-24307.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.77% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- 7zip< 22.01+really25.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | < 24.08+dfsg-1
- p7zip< 16.02+really25.01+dfsg-0+deb12u1 | < 16.02+transitional.1
Ubuntu2 products
- 7zipAll versions (No fix recorded)
- p7zipAll versions (No fix recorded)
7-zip1 product
- 7-zip24.06 | ≥ 24.06, < 24.08
3 vendors · 5 products
